On Saturday, Dec. 2nd , the Tivy Band had 31 students audition for the TMEA 5A Honor Band. This competition allowed band members a chance to place high enough to go on to the Area competition which is the next step toward earning a chair in the All-State band. The Tivy Band placed 24 students into the TMEA 5A Honor Band. The honor band will have a performance on January 28th at Boerne HS Auditorium at 6:00pm. The Tivy Band also had 15 students make it to audition at UT Austin for area tryouts on Jan. 7th, 2017.

Mini Mart presented Hal Peterson Middle School a $500 grant check to advance the studies in Math and Science. HPMS was nominated by Mini Mart Store 18, located at 857 Sidney Baker.The Exxon Mobile Alliance program is designed to provide Exxon and Mobil Retailers with an opportunity to invest in the future of their communities through educational grants to their neighborhood schools. In the photo above, students were conducting a lab studying the phases of the moon in Ms. Raiford's Science class.